Asbestos Safety Supplemental Documents*
(*Note: All printable documents may be printed or reproduced as many times as needed for use by purchasing employer.)

The video is 14 minutes and addresses the major areas needed to comply with OSHA regulations, including:

Hazards of asbestos

OSHA’s Asbestos Standard

Composition and nature of asbestos

Types of materials that may contain asbestos, and where they are encountered

How to protect yourself when disturbing a material that may contain asbestos

Air monitoring and decontamination

The following are free previews of the Asbestos Training videos:

OSHA’s regulation 29 CFR 1910.1001… “Occupational Exposure to Asbestos” requires that all employees who could come into contact with materials that might contain asbestos be given appropriate training on working safely in these situations. Employees are divided into four classes. Classes I – III are employees whose work involves “installing” or “disturbing” materials that might contain asbestos. However, the largest group of employees covered by this regulation fall into the Class IV group, which involves employees that get involved in… “maintenance and custodial activities to clean up waste and debris containing these type of materials.”

Since many materials commonly used in buildings for many years (including ceiling tiles, vinyl flooring, and wall and pipe insulation) contain asbestos, this means that the regulation applies to virtually every custodial, janitorial and maintenance worker in the country. This safety training program is intended to address the training requirements for these Class IV employees in the workplace.